Soma

Our Doctrinal Statement contains short "in essence" statements, outlining what we believe.

We apologise for the technical terms; you can mouseover each statement to see a human-readable summary.

1. The divine inspiration, infallibility and sufficiency of Holy Scripture as originally given and its supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
2. The unity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit in the Godhead.
3. The universal sinfulness and guilt of humanity since the fall, rendering men and women subject to God's wrath and condemnation.
4. The conception of Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit and his birth by the virgin Mary.
5. Redemption from the guilt, penalty and power of sin only though the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God as our representative and substitute.
6. The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead and his present ministry of ruling and interceding for his people.
7. The necessity of the work of the Holy Spirit to make the death of Christ effective in the individual sinner, granting him or her repentance towards God, and faith in Jesus Christ.
8. The indwelling and work of the Holy Spirit in the believer.
9. The joy of meeting with other Christians in the church on earth as a manifestation of the gathering of God's people in heaven.
10. The expectation of the personal return of the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ.

You can download a PDF copy of our doctrinal statement and members covenant just below.